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City Council Meeting Wrap-Up

January 17, 2012
(Page 3 of 3)

•Permission for the Patriots Day Parade to be held on March 3, and for the parade committee to post "no parking" signs on Ocean Avenue, the parade route and assembly areas; post "bus parking only" signs on outbound Laguna Canyon Road between Forest Avenue and Woodland Drive; close designated streets from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and to use public address systems.

Pulled for discussion:

•Acceptance of grant funded training and signing the Urban Area Security Initiative Transfer Agreement between the city of Anaheim and the city of Laguna Beach, pulled by Kathryn Doe for explanation.

It was approved 5-0.

•Adoption of a resolution for an application for the CalRecycle Beverage Container Recycling Grant to buy up to 10 Big Belly solar-powered trash compactors and a companion single-stream recycling unit.

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"I pulled this because I love the name," Egly said.

It was approved 5-0.

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REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Items require separate discussion and citizen input, if desired, before the council makes a determination.

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Municipal Code amendments, 5-0

Proposed adoption of California Coastal Commission-approved amendments regarding split-zoned parcels, appeal procedures and the reasonable accommodation ordinance for various municipal code provisions previously approved by the City Council on July 20, 2010.

A resolution was approved asking the commission to certify the Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan Amendment 2010-04A-C.

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Taxi-cab regulations, 5-0

The council adopted the Orange County Taxi Administration Program ordinance, which brings the city in line with the rest of the county on rules for taxis and cars for hire.

Taxis are vehicles that carry no more than eight people, excluding the driver.

The owners must have a business license issued by the city and be insured. Drivers must have a driver's permit, a taxicab permit and a city business license or a company permit.

Passage of the ordinance requires a second reading.

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NEXT MEETING

The council will hold its annual retreat at 9 a.m. Saturday at the South Coast Water District offices 31592 West St,

The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held Feb. 7, beginning with a closed session at 5 p.m. The public meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 505 Forest Ave.

Meeting agendas are available by 4 p.m. on the Thursday prior to the meeting in the City Clerk's Office in City Hall, 505 Forest Ave. Agendas are also published on the city's website.

—Barbara Diamond

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